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Carving the finishing touches on a Quigloo. Snow shelters make very cozy backcountry homes.
Photo: Pascal Beauvais |
Just the thought of fresh snow is enough to excite most skiers. Now imagine the solitude of a winter night, the sky blanketed in endless stars—this is backcountry skiing.
Living and traveling in this wild environment requires new skills and offers new challenges. To be a competent backcountry winter traveler, you’ll need a strong foundation in avalanche education.
We will teach you the skills and put you in terrain where you need to make real decisions. This course is also excellent preparation for any big mountain expedition where snow and cold are everyday factors.
You’ll start with two days of telemark instruction at Grand Targhee Resort before heading into the backcountry with a pack and sled, where the snow is deep, the tracks are few, and a lifetime of winter fun is about to begin.
Backcountry Skiing
17 and
Over
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| Duration: |
14 days |
| Age: |
17 and Older (Average age: 23) |
| Tuition: |
$1,770 |
| Dates: |
January 3-16, 2009
February 8-21, 2009 |
College Credit:
(Optional) |
2
Semester Credit Hours
2 Hours Skills Practicum |
| Course start/end: |
Driggs, Idaho |
| Equipment Deposit: |
$250 |
| Fly in/out: |
Idaho Falls, Idaho |
| Downloads: |
Course Description
(pdf)
Equipment List
(pdf) |
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Meet NOLS Skiing alumnus, Archie
Clemins -- For 34 years, Admiral Archie Clemins has been giving
orders and instruction, and watching some of the U.S. Navy's finest
training others. But as a student on a NOLS winter skiing
course in 1999, Clemins witnessed the teaching of "two
of the finest instructors I've ever seen."
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